James C. Ughetta Co-Managing Partner

James Ughetta is the Leader of the firm’s Product Liability Practice Team. His practice emphasizes litigation and preventive counseling in the field of product liability. He also handles regulatory compliance, class actions, appeals and insurance-related matters.

Mr. Ughetta has extensive trial experience representing companies in high exposure cases on a local and national level. His clients have ranged from Fortune 500 companies to newly created and well established privately held companies. A representative sampling of products defended in litigation include motorcycles, helmets, motor vehicles, seat belts, trucks, trailers, agricultural equipment, outdoor power equipment, swimming pool products, consumer and commercial products, industrial equipment, medical devices and electrical cords/cables. He has tried cases throughout the United States and has appeared pro hac vice in litigation pending in many states including Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Wisconsin.

James Ughetta also works closely with many product manufacturers on product liability prevention matters, product recalls and regulatory compliance. Further, he has handled a variety of insurance coverage disputes.

Admissions

New York State Bar

New Jersey State Bar

U.S. District Court, Southern, Eastern and Northern Districts of New York

James Ughetta is rated AV® by Martindale-Hubbell.CV, BV and AV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the confidential opinions of members of the Bar and the Judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell Ratings fall into two categories - legal ability and general ethical standards. More